How to bet on horse racingOdds, bet types, place terms and the difference between a price and the SP, explained with British races and worked numbers, so your first bet is an iHow to read a racecardA racecard packs a horse’s career into a single line. This is how to decode it, from the draw and the weight to the headgear codes and the ratings, wiForm guide explainedForm figures are the shorthand of British racing. Here is what every number, letter and symbol means, how to read a run of form from left to right, anAnte-post betting explainedBacking a horse weeks or months before the race can land you a price you will never see again, or lose your stake before the tapes go up. How ante-posRule 4 deductions explainedWhen a horse is withdrawn after you have bet, your winnings can be cut by anything from 5p to 90p in the pound. The full Rule 4 table, when it appliesGoing explainedWhat the official going descriptions mean, how the clerk of the course calls the ground, and why a change from good to soft can turn a racecard upsideHandicap races explainedHow the BHA handicapper turns form into an official rating, how that rating becomes weight on a horse's back, and where the betting angles hide in a bForecasts and tricastsHow straight, reverse and combination forecasts and tricasts work, what they cost, how the computer dividends are settled, and when the Tote's Exacta Tote Placepot guideFind a placed horse in each of the first six races and you share the pool. Here is how the Placepot works, how lines and perms add up, what happens toExtra places explainedStandard each-way terms pay three or four places in most races. Extra place offers pay one or more beyond that. Here is how they work, what the small
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